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Blümcke Knoll: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Blümcke Knoll in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Blümcke Knoll

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1560

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 50' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 00' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.8333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): A small steep-sided feature protruding through the ice of northern Adelaide Island, about 11 mi SW of Mount Velain. Mapped from air photos taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947-48) and Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after Adolf Blumcke (1854-1914), German glaciologist, professor in the Oberrealschule at Augsburg.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Blümcke Knoll in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Blümcke Knoll information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Blümcke Knoll should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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